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Crested Butte Weather Forecast

Elk Range Area · United States
Issued: 11 am Thu 22 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light snow
light snow
mod snow
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light snow
snow showers
part cloud
snow showers
snow showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light snow
light snow
mod. snow
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light snow
snow shwrs
some clouds
snow shwrs
snow shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3300
3300
3350
4800
4700
3600
3350
3350
3850
3350
9050
km/h
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
0
W
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
1
5
9
—
—
—
—
2
4
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
1
1
1
3
3
0
2
0
-3
-3
-1
-3
-1
0
-2
2
4
0
min °C
1
1
0
1
1
-1
0
-1
-4
-4
-2
-5
-5
-1
-3
-2
2
-2
 chill °C
-2
-2
-5
-5
-4
-6
-5
-6
-10
-10
-5
-7
-8
-5
-3
-4
-1
-5
Freezing level m
3800
3900
3750
3850
4150
3600
3650
3700
3100
3150
3550
3100
3050
3750
3300
3350
4150
3550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:22
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—
7:24
—
—
7:24
—
—
7:26
—
—
7:28
—
—
7:28
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:15
—
—
6:14
—
—
6:13
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Crested Butte Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Crested Butte is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 3°C on Fri morning, min -4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Crested Butte Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of new snow. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Tue afternoon, min -5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
37 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 190).
5
39 km N
2330m alt.
2 hours ago
8°C
light rain
Light rain .
Wind obs. (7 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
5 km
Mid: few
High: broken
41 km S
2352m alt.
3 hours ago
7°C
light rain
Light rain .
13
Light winds from the N
(13 kph at 10).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: overcast
48 km SE
2826m alt.
59 minutes ago
6°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 55).
0
62 km NW
1889.8m alt.
2 hours ago
9°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 91).
0
Cottonwood Pass (CO)
64 km ESE
3211m alt.
2 hours ago
6°C
light rain
Light rain .
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
1 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
High: overcast
65 km NW
2286m alt.
1 hour ago
8°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0
Leadville Airport
67 km NE
2993m alt.
2 hours ago
4°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 180).
16 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
70 km SE
3214m alt.
2 hours ago
2°C
light rain
Light rain .
22
Moderate winds from the SW
(22 kph at 220).
0 km
Low: overcast
72 km E
2398m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
Dry
0
Calm
(0 kph at 101).
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.